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Svensson, Idor – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
An abundance of research has shown that there is an extensive overrepresentation of reading and writing disabilities among inmates in juvenile institutions and prisons. The aim of this paper is to review publications from the Nordic countries, especially Sweden in the last decade regarding the prevalence of reading and writing disabilities and…
Descriptors: Incidence, Correctional Institutions, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries
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Cruise, Keith R.; Evans, Lisa J.; Pickens, Isaiah B. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
Previous research has established that justice-involved youth have higher rates of both learning disabilities and mental health disorders compared to youth in the community. Both need areas raise substantial intervention and rehabilitation concerns that must be addressed via educational and mental health service plans. The current study…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Needs, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities
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Desoete, Annemie; Gregoire, Jacques – Learning and Individual Differences, 2006
A longitudinal study was conducted on 82 children to investigate, firstly the numerical competence of young children and the predictive value of (pre)-numerical tests in kindergarten, and, secondly, whether children's knowledge of the numerical system and representation of the number size is related to their computation and logical knowledge and…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 3, Kindergarten, Young Children